Every big shopping mall in Bangkok has food court(s) offering a wide range of local dishes such as stir-fried pork minced and basil with rice and wide noodles with pork in gravy. If you love Bangkok street food, you will also love Bangkok food courts because they are as good or even better.

Among loads of food courts in Bangkok, there is one that was built to conquer all; its location is super prime, its foods are very delicious and its prices are insanely cheap.

It is called ‘Pier 21’.

I’ve been to Pier 21 or Terminal 21 food court for more than 100 times, tasted most of the shops there and I just love it! And now I’m going to show you….

Taste

Pier 21 (Terminal 21 food court) gathers famous local restaurants from the places like Bangkok Chinatown, Bangsue and Rangsit and put them all together in one place.

If you are looking for great local dishes, Pier 21 is not going to disappoint you.

Price

This probably is the main reason why this place is best of the best.

20 Thai Baht is the starting price of many food shops in Pier 21 (Terminal 21 food court). This is even cheaper than street food!

P.S. You could be wondering how they make profits. They answer is no, they don’t make any. Pier 21’s owner (who also owns Terminal 21) doesn’t collect any fees from the shops as he sacrifices his profit for free medias and for attracting more people to the mall.

The result? Terminal 21 is one of the most visited shopping malls in Bangkok.

Bangkokbits’ thought: Pathom Ocha is decent but it’s not the must-try dish in Pier 21. (♥♥♥)

2. Cheng Sim Ei (เช็งซิมอี๊) – Dessert

Black bean with sweet sticky rice in coconut milk at Cheng Sim Ei

Cheng Sim Ei is one of the oldest and most famous dessert shops in Bangkok. Its first branch is in Bangkok Chinatown and the owner has expanded the brand to more than 5 different locations in Bangkok, including Pier 21.

Bangkokbits’ thought: If you haven’t tried Thai-style omelet, it’s good to give it a try because it’s quite different from other countries’ omelet. But if you’ve already tried Thai-style omelet, you’d better move on to other shops as you can find it anywhere in Bangkok (♥♥).

4. Tam Pen Juicez (ทำเป็นจุ๊ยซ์) – Drink

Tam Pen Juicez

Tam Pen Juicez sells various types of blended fruit. There will be many glasses filled with fruits around the shop. You just pick what you want, give it to the sellers and they will blend it for you.

It is quite cheap when you get only one type of fruit (starting from 20 Thai Baht). But if you want to mix 3-4 types of fruits together, it will be a bit expensive, comparing with Pier 21 standard.

P.S. If you are a healthy guy, you can tell the sellers to put less sugar/syrup in your drink.

Bangkokbits’ thought: If you like noodles and spicy dishes, this is a good one. The only thing this restaurant should improve is its name. No one’s going to be able to remember a very generic and way-too-long brand name for sure! (♥♥♥)

9. Klua Bangrak (ครัวบางรัก) – Food

Klua Bangrak offers both authentic and fusion Thai food. If you want a quick meal, Klua Bangrak is a good option as it has various types of ready-made curries for you to choose from.

Top Menus: Rice with beef /pork yellow curry (30 Thai Baht).

Bangkokbits’ thought: It’s just a decent one. (♥♥♥)

10. Sriwan’s Sukhothai Noodle (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวสุโขทัยแม่ศรีวรรณ) – Food

Spicy rice noodles with BBQ pork soup at Sriwan’s Sukhothai noodle

Sriwan brings the real taste of Sukhothai (a city in the northern region of Thailand) to Bangkok.

Sukhothai noodles are quite different from other Thai-style noodles as roasted pork, pickled turnips and lentils are used as one of the main ingredients.

Top Menu: Spicy rice noodles with BBQ pork soup (35 Thai Baht).

Bangkokbits’ thought: If you love noodles and spicy food, you will love Sriwan’s. (♥♥♥♥)

11. Mungsavirat (มังสวิรัติ) – Food

Mungsavirat (vegetarian)

It’s not easy to find vegetarian foods in Bangkok but don’t worry, Pier 21 got it covered for you!

Even though Mungsavirat is the only one vegetarian food shop in Pier 21, the shop gives you various choices of vegetarian Thai foods. Just choose 1 to 3 out of +15 menus. Then, they will top them up on steam rice for you.

Bangkokbits’ thought: As told, there will be too many types of chili and it’s almost impossible to tell the differences. If you don’t know what to pick, just ask the chefs for the least spicy one! (♥♥♥)

13. Gohub Noodle Rangsit (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือโกฮับรังสิต) – Food

Rice noodles with pork ball in thicken soup at Gohub

Gohub is a boat noodle restaurant chain originally from Rangsit area (the northern part of Bangkok).

This restaurant is best known for its thick soup, bouncy pork/beef balls and soft & tender braised pork/beef.

Top Menu: Rice noodles with pork balls in thick soup (25 Thai Baht).

Bangkokbits’ thought: Its pork balls taste good. (♥♥♥)

14. Lha Yaowarat fish ball (หลา ลูกชิ้นปลาเยาวราช) – Food

Every Bangkokian knows Yaowarat and we all know that Yaowarat or Bangkok Chinatown is the best place to find great Chinese food in Bangkok.

Lha Yaorarat fish ball is a shop owned by Ung Peng Chung, a very old and famous restaurant which has been in Bangkok Chinatown for more than 80 years. It offers various types of Chinese-style noodle and also famous fish balls.

Top Menus: Egg noodles (40 Thai Baht).

Bangkokbits’ thought: Lha is a decent Chinese noodle shop in Pier 21. One thing that you should keep in mind is that its portion is very small. (♥♥)

15. Skyluck (สกายลักค์) – Food

Rice with Korean pork at Skyluck

Once named Skylark, Skyluck was and still is one of the most popular food shops in the food court world. With more than 300 branches in Thailand, you will see it in most food courts in Bangkok.

Skyluck at Pier 21 is quite special as it’s 15-20 Thai Baht cheaper comparing with other branches.

This food shop was once the champion of a Pad Thai competition in Mae Klong (the Western region of Thailand) and now, the owner brings its secret recipes of Pad Thai and fried oysters (Hoi Tord) to the heart of Bangkok.

Bangkokbits’ thought: As every dish is cooked to order, you may have to wait a bit. (♥♥♥♥)

24. Vijitr (วิจิตร) – Food

Vijitr

Vijitr offers +20 ready-made Thai traditional menus. The brand has been in food court industry for more than 10 years so the chefs know how to cook great dishes that can please both locals and foreigners.

Just choose 2 to 3 menus and they will top it up on steam rice for you.

Top menus: pork minced with basil leafs / stir-fried vermicelli.

Bangkokbits’ thought: Every dish is made to serve both locals and foreigners so it’s not that authentic. As a local, I expect more famous local dishes. (♥♥♥)

– From 11.00 to 13.00, daily, there will be a popup table near the front coupon counter. It will give you a fast track to getting 100-Thai Baht food court cards.

A drinking water machine

– If you have a bottle of water with you, there will be free drinking water machines in the middle of Pier 21 (Terminal 21 food court). It’s going to make your meal even cheaper!

– If you don’t want to take food home, you will just have to pay 5 Thai Baht extra for a plastic box.

Coupon counter (back)

– There are 2 locations that you can get a food court card; at the front and at the back. It’s always quicker to get one at the coupon counter at the back.

– During peak hours, Pier 21 (Terminal 21 food court) will be very packed. If you don’t find any free table, just walk around a bit and see whether there’s an occupied table with some free seats. If you find one, don’t be shy. Just ask people who occupied that table whether those seats has been taken.[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Summary

So this is Pier 21 or Terminal 21 food court.

You can go exploring this big city in the morning and when you hear your stomach rumbling, just either take BTS or MRT to get to Terminal 21 and enjoy these super cheap-food-good-taste dishes.

With its location, taste and prices, it really is not too much to say that Pier 21 is the best food court in Bangkok.

I hope you enjoy reading this article and more importantly, enjoy eating at Pier 21 🙂

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